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When life sends you Lemons, just bake a cake

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  • mrsmoneybee
    mrsmoneybee Posts: 129 Forumite
    Hello, just followed you from my diary and decided to pop in! Fab diary, spent half an hour reading back already! If you don't mind, I'll be back here too with my ramblings :)
    Starting my journey July 2011. Loan £15,683.94 [STRIKE]£17,681.33 [/STRIKE]/ OD1 £3800 / OD2 £0 [STRIKE]£1000 [/STRIKE]/ CC1 £193.34 [STRIKE]£2717.50 [/STRIKE]/ CC2 £362.98 [STRIKE]£462.98 [/STRIKE]/ Car £0.00[STRIKE]£1217.56[/STRIKE] /Next £0.00 [STRIKE]£339.17 [/STRIKE]Total £20,236.62 [STRIKE]£27,337.76[/STRIKE]
    For most people the definition of never-ending is 'eternal', in my world it's 'housework'...
  • Lemon_Tree
    Lemon_Tree Posts: 10,202 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts
    hi dooberrywoo glad to see you, hope you stay awake for the rest of my diary it's not very exciting.

    Best news today:
    PAY DAY!!!!!
    i get to move money around various accounts today which will keep me entertained tonight - i'm easy to please.
  • Lemon_Tree
    Lemon_Tree Posts: 10,202 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts
    we'll i've just played with my bank accounts and done the money mambo and tomorrow i can ring up Norbert and pay off my loan in FULL!!! I know i will be able to find the current shortfall from one of my savings accounts somewhere and i'm determined to do it.

    I've also tried to find about life insurance for my OH but i just don't know where to start. Any clues anyone?

    i'm going to have to change my signature now to reflect my need to fill up my 8% savings account so i can the repay my other loan (at 0%)
  • The_Dragon
    The_Dragon Posts: 9,749 Forumite
    :j:beer::j:beer::j:beer::j to Norbert being gone
    Do not meddle in the affairs of Dragons, for thou art crunchy and good with catsup :D
    NSD 15/20, OS WL 21-6 (4) :(C.R.A.P R.O.L.L.Z #44 Twisted Firestarter, VSP #57 - £39.43
    :p Every Penny's a Prisoner :p
  • Dee5565
    Dee5565 Posts: 148 Forumite
    Congratulations on paying Norbert off:j
    Just reading the rest of your diary now
    DEALING WITH MY DEBTS ONE AT A TIME
    £10 a day challenge for Aug £48.35 / £310
    NSD August 6/14

  • taxi73
    taxi73 Posts: 20,815 Forumite
    Congratulations on clearing Norbert
  • Lemon_Tree
    Lemon_Tree Posts: 10,202 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts
    Norbert is no more! doing a happy dance here.

    and da da dah the porch is apparently almost done! If i'm lucky it will be completely finished by the time i get home.

    What a milestone day this is :)
  • natsplatnat
    natsplatnat Posts: 3,033 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Combo Breaker
    is it this kinda dance?

    dancing.gifdancing.gifdancing.gif
    start = Wed 19th Nov 2008 £21,225
    end = Mon 28th Sept 2015 DEBT FREE!
    I love a good plan - it may not work.... but I love a good plan!
  • Lemon_Tree
    Lemon_Tree Posts: 10,202 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts
    oh yes, and so much more as well. This is what is keeping me going, i never thought i'd clear my debts ever.

    Finally i'm having a smiley day at work.
    Helps that i'm the only person in which means i get some work done.

    gonna have to think about putting the mortgage in my signature to track overpayments etc which i'll be able to start shortly.
  • The_Dragon
    The_Dragon Posts: 9,749 Forumite
    WOOT!!! :beer::j:beer::j:beer::j:beer: Norbert RIP!
    Do not meddle in the affairs of Dragons, for thou art crunchy and good with catsup :D
    NSD 15/20, OS WL 21-6 (4) :(C.R.A.P R.O.L.L.Z #44 Twisted Firestarter, VSP #57 - £39.43
    :p Every Penny's a Prisoner :p
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